Janette V Dasvand-Amundson

The Funeral Mass for Janette Dasvand-Amundson will be held at 11:00AM Thursday, April 30. 2015 at Pax Christi Catholic Church in Rochester, MN with Fr LaVern Trocinski presiding. Visitation will be one hour prior to the mass on Thursday. Burial will be at Rest Haven Cemetery.

Jan Davand-Amundson passed away Thursday April 23rd at St Mary's in Rochester.

She was born in Palo Alto, CA and completed her undergraduate degree at Stanford University. She earned a JD from the University of Michigan, and an LLM from New York University. She was admitted to the bar in New York and California.

Jan leaves behind her beloved husband of 21 years, Ron Amundson and her dear cousin Corey Crowder. She enjoyed traveling the world and was multi-lingual. The city of Paris, France where she lived for a while held an especially fond space in her heart. She was a huge fan of the arts, both performing and visual.

Jan's life revolved around Joshua 24:15b. "For me and my household, we shall serve the Lord". She loved her faith community at Pax Christi and spent many hours per week in prayer at the adoration chapel. Over the years, she received 2 awards from the Salvation Army for her volunteer work during the bell ringing seasons.

Memorials may be sent to the Catholic Foundation of Southern Minnesota with funds earmarked for seminarian education, The Salvation Army, or the arts/education organization of your choice.

Macken Funeral Home is handling the arrangements and coordinating with Jack Funeral Home for the burial.